Centenary Trophy 2011

This annual bonspiel takes place on Sunday 13 November at 2.30pm. Teams will be drawn in advance and each team will play four games of four ends.

The club has booked 3 lanes of ice all afternoon, so I need 24 players to make up 6 teams. After the competition an evening meal will be served at approximately 7.00pm followed shortly thereafter by the presentation of the trophy.

Please assist me by ticking yes or no against your name to indicate whether you will be participating or not.

(See below for details of the Pairs Competition).

Pairs Competition 2011

The annual Pairs Competition commences on Thursday 17 November at 6.15pm.

I need at least 16 players to make up the teams. Teams and first round matches will be drawn in advance, the winners and best two runners up go through to the quarter finals.

Please assist me by ticking yes or no against your name to indicate whether you will be participating or not.

Winter League Table - Update 7

Unfortunately there is still no up to date league table on the club notice board because my printer is currently inoperative. Click the link on the right for the table.

Season 2011/12 Underway

The new season is well underway with 6 matches already played on good keen ice. I have decided not to post the league table until all teams have played at least 2 games.

Meantime I welcome any feedback from members following matches played on lanes C & D with regard to the new experimental buffer which has been installed between the lanes.

If successful it is likely the remaining lanes will receive similar treatment in due course.

Season 2011/12

The new curling season is now just over one month away. Members should by now have received their membership pack by post from the Club Secretary. If it has not arrived please get in touch with him ASAP.

Curling for some commences on Thursday 15 September at 8.30pm.

Please note that the Skips meeting will be held at the rink prior to this at 7.45pm. All Skips (Winter & Spring) are requested to attend.

Blog now closed until next Season

There will be no more posts until early August when the new season's fixtures and teams will be published.

For your information Curl Aberdeen will re-open on Wednesday 14 September 2011.

Curling Clubhouse at West Cults

Further to my article with photographs of our pond and clubhouse, by coincidence, I have now come across a 5'x4' impressive oil on canvas painting of the clubhouse depicted in it's present delapidated state painted by local artist Jaki Sinclair.

To view Jaki's painting click here then scroll to the bottom of the page.

Curling Pond at West Cults

Aberdeen CC used to have a large curling pond and club house at West Cults. The AGM minute books record that it was decided to abandon outdoor curling in October 1967 probably due to the milder winters and the availibility of indoor ice at Donalds Ice Rink at Spring Garden. In 1998 the club sold the remaining land and the majority of the proceeds were gifted to the Curling Project to assist in the building of the new curling rink at Lang Stracht.

Recently I was shown the above photograph of lots of people enjoying the pond on a busy winter's day in 1933. Having a keen interest in outdoor curling and local history I decided to visit the site to see what remains of the pond today. The story can be found here.

Annual General Meeting - Tuesday 26 April

The Annual General Meeting and prize giving will be held at Curl Aberdeen on Tuesday 26 April at 7pm.

All members should now have received written notice of the AGM from the Secretary with a form to indicate next seasons playing preferences.

In order for me to prepare next seasons ice allocation request I need this form sent back to me ASAP.

John Geddes Bonspiel - Result

The John Geddes Quaich was retained by Rotary CC this afternoon after scoring 2 more shots overall than Aberdeen CC.

The results sheet can be found here.